Hearing Zheng Anping take the initiative to mention Pig San, the city lord seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Pig San wants to worship Ling for a long time. But now I flee, I am afraid that I will not return home. Wei Shu makes people explore it, but they get it, that is, call it. ”

Zheng Anping said: "Is it the way to treat heroes." Just come to visit it, may the city lord be successful. ”

The city lord said: "Wei Shu should worship the doctor and respect each other!" ”

The next day, Zheng Anping had breakfast, tied up his armor, carried a halberd, asked Wuwang to carry some money, and came out together, entered the abandoned city, and checked the construction of the house.

Entering the ruined city through the abandoned city gate, you will be greeted by weeds that are more than half a human high. Zheng Anping found a section that could be climbed to climb the city wall, overlooking the entire city, the city was so large that standing on one side of the city could hardly see the people on the opposite side of the city wall. In the front of the weeds, there seem to be some thick trees, probably pillars.

Found a place, Zheng Anping down, cut the weeds with a halberd, and entered the place where the pillars of the house were placed, and you could see a square earthen platform in the grass. According to Mr. Lu's design, he borrowed the ready-made foundation and made a slight repair to take shape.

Wuwang said happily: "In spring, there must be a fragrance of flowers here." If you have one or two cattle and sheep, you don't have to go out of the city, and you can be satisfied. ”

Zheng Anping said: "How do you raise cattle and sheep? ”

Wuwang said: "Since I was a child, I can get grass every three or five miles to more than ten miles." If you can sit on the side of the house in the city, there is no good! ”

Zheng Anping said: "If a cow is like a sheep, how much can you get a livestock?" ”

Wuwang said: "If you are a cow, you will grow slowly and for a long time; Sex is fierce and difficult to tame, a child and a cow, and its large rate is also. Sheep, but the head sheep is focused, and a child of thirty or fifty may as well. But there was little in the house, as many as three or five, and there was no flock. ”

Zheng Anping said: "The location is remote, and it seems that it is better to have a dog nursing home." ”

Wuwang said: "Such a big house, a dog seems to be difficult." There will be more than ten of them, which will be sufficient. ”

Zheng Anping said: "Dogs, cattle and sheep, chickens and dolphins." How much money do you need for me? ”

Wuwang said: "One calf, get five hundred dollars." One lamb for three hundred dollars. Dolphin one, get one or two hundred dollars. Dogs, watchdogs are about one or two hundred dollars, and hunting dogs are difficult to count. chickens, about thirty or fifty cents; A nest of chickens is also thirty or fifty dollars. ”

Zheng Anping said: "Do you have to leave it alone? ”

Wuwang said: "Every year to the market, there are many people who get it." When the set is opened, there will be something to gain. ”

Zheng Anping said: "Your family is quite animalistic? I haven't seen it either. ”

Wuwang said gloomily: "The young people of your family often raise young animals, or lambs, or calves, and they will be paid for a year, and they will get their price." After the brothers grew up, it was difficult to live, and it was difficult to live. ”

Zheng Anping said: "If you want animals, what should you do first?" ”

Wuwang said: "I think the chicken and dog are the first." When the rooster strikes, the dog can protect the family, all of which are useful and indispensable. ”

Zheng Anping said: "Those who don't want to be prosperous can be good at running a family." ”

Wuwang said: "If you get enough land, my family will be rich." ”

Zheng Anping said: "After you get rich, what can you do? ”

Wuwang said: "Marrying a wife and having children, all Ling Litian." ”

Zheng Anping said: "Your father is not rich, and he also gave birth to five sons, and you are rich and have children, so what is rich?" ”

Wuwang scratched his head and said: "Marrying a wife and having children, marrying a man and eating, this is the key to life." If you are rich or poor, but that's it. But the rich have plenty of land, and they have many children, and they have enough food; The poor have little land, and their children and grandchildren are scarce, and they have little to eat. That's it. ”

Zheng Anping laughed and said: "Although it is contemptible, it is also the Tao." Marrying a wife and having children, marrying a man to eat, if you are rich or poor, but that's it. Hurry up, say it! ”

In the midst of the chat, the two walked up to the city wall again, and looked south from afar, the fortifications built by Xinlingjun's rear army along the river were still vivid, but in two months, the earthen wall had collapsed somewhat; The fortified camp has only left a vague trace, indicating that a large army was once stationed here.

Tracing up the river, a team of men appeared in sight in the distance. Zheng Anping said to Wuwang: "Essentially." "I took Wuwang down to the city, and I hope this group of men and women will come. After walking more than ten miles, they met the brigade, most of them were dressed in yellow short brown, indicating that their identities were prisoners serving hard labor, and they were now sitting on the ground resting. Seeing the men dressed as warriors coming, the prisoners did not get up. There were also ten military guards who led the team and came over for interrogation. Zheng Anping said: "But Mr. Lu's apprentice? ”

Shi Chang replied, "Yes." Where are the brothers? ”

Zheng Anping said: "I am in charge, if I want to meet Mr. Lu, I am willing to guide my brother." ”

The chief led Zheng Anping to Mr. Lu's side. Mr. Lu is not alone, in addition to the military guards, there are four or five gentlemen accompanying him, who should be his assistants or something. Zheng Anping saluted Mr. Lu and others, Mr. Lu saw Zheng Anping, thought about it, and then remembered that he was here to build a house for them, and said: "The order is also close to him!" The house was first opened, and the materials were still being prepared, and the construction had not started. ”

Zheng Anping said: "If you don't dare to urge, you can go to Guanyi, and you will meet it." Mr. Lu has worked hard, thank you properly! ”

Mr. Lu stood up, patted the soil on his buttocks, and said, "Let's go, let's go!" All the people got up, and six or seven of the prisoners carried a thick wooden pillar together, and a party of a hundred people carried a dozen of them, and marched together towards the ruined city.

Zheng Anping followed Mr. Lu and kept saying some words of thanks and gratitude. Mr. Lu was not good at words, and he couldn't answer, so he said something about the project with Zheng Anping, "One sergeant, five rooms and two entrances, need to use seventy-two columns." There were three corporals, three rooms and two entrances, each with thirty-two pillars, and the three of them made a total of ninety-six. The same goes for Liang. There are more than 330 pieces of wood. 100 servants, 15 beams and pillars per day, can be prepared for one month. After the wood arrives, the foundation of the house is rammed first, so that it is stable; Then set up a pillar hole. to be able to lift the column and frame the beam. It has been five days since the wood was transported. Mu Zhi, the servant rammed the foundation of the house on the spot, and did not make a mistake. ”

Zheng Anping repeatedly said that he had nothing to do, so he came to see him, and if he had something, he would not dare to resign. Mr. Lu didn't say anything, and secretly said in his heart, if you have something, what will you do!

When they arrived at the ruined city in one go, they piled up the wooden pillars on the foundations of the houses in the far south. After a short rest, I walked through the grass to the northernmost foundation. Zheng Anping found that the foundation of the house had been preliminarily repaired, the weeds in the cracks had been removed, and the foundation had been smoothed out a lot.

Mr. Lu told Zheng Anping that this is because there is an old foundation, as long as it is leveled, if the foundation is laid from scratch, a three-room foundation may have to be laid for a month. And now, in just five days, a roof foundation has begun to take shape, and today you can start to play the second house foundation.

The convicts began to get busy, some sifting the soil with dustpans, others sprinkling the sifted soil on the foundations of the houses, and a group of people carrying wooden poles to tamp the soil. Everyone worked in an orderly manner, and the processes were coordinated just right. By noon, the foundation of the first room had been tamped and Mr. Lu announced his rest. The soldier untied the jug from his side and told the prisoner to go to the river to fetch water and drink it. Zheng Anping had something to say to Mr. Lu, but Mr. Lu unceremoniously issued an expulsion order and said, "Take care of the order and go back to your home to rest." Resumption of work for a while, the management order has time to supervise again. Zheng Anping left with Wuwang very boringly.

After taking a nap, Zheng Anping asked the city lord to fetch a dried fish and a dried meat, hold them in his hands, and then come to the construction site.

By this time, the work on the construction site had shifted to the second foundation. This time, Zheng Anping did not get close to annoy, and found a high platform to sit down from a distance, just in the weeds, watching the prisoners work, the gentlemen checked the quality of the project, and the soldiers were bored and sat and stood in a daze.

After looking at it for a while, Wuwang became a little impatient and said, "How long will the doctor sit?" ”

Zheng Anping said: "You can put down your belongings, go and play by yourself, and return together at the same time." ”

Wuwang was really happy, put down the money belt without concealment, and just wanted to leave, he turned around and asked, "Where is the doctor's field?" ”

Zheng Anping was stunned for a moment, and replied casually: "The south of the city is a piece." ”

Wuwang jumped up excitedly and ran up and down. Zheng Anping didn't ask him either.

Zheng Anping sat quietly in the grass, observing the work of Mr. Lu and a group of prisoners with great interest, and did not realize that the sun was sinking.

Seeing Mr. Lu announce his retirement, Zheng Anping took the money on his back, carried the fish and meat and came down from the high platform, greeted the gentlemen and the soldiers, handed over the fish to a gentleman, and handed the meat to a soldier. The prisoners put away their tools, lined up for the roll call, exited the city, and headed for Nanguan. Zheng Anping followed the prisoners out of the south gate, and saw Wuwang picking up large and small stones in the field as if he were scattering joy, throwing them under the wall, and muttering something in his mouth, until he saw the prisoners come out, he stopped working.

Zheng Anping came out last, and Wuwang happily greeted him, and said proudly: "I have cleaned up the stubborn stones in the original, and the doctor will be able to reclaim the soil." Zheng Anping looked at Wuwang, whose face was covered with sweat, patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, and said: "Wuyong calls me a doctor, and when you press the township, you can call me Zheng's father, and it looks close." ”

Wuwang said: "Oh, Father Zheng! He got dressed, untied the money belt on Zheng Anping's back, and put it on his back, and the two crossed the river from the small bridge and came straight to Guanyi.

The lord of the city cooked porridge and added meat. Zheng Anping told the city lord that two people should use two liters of millet for each meal, and there should be no excesses, and some vegetables can be added in spring and summer, but a little salt and plum can be added in winter. Fish is not usually required, and we will notify you when you need to do so. The city lord didn't expect the requirements of the order to be so strict, so he responded one by one, and went down to inform the princes that the porridge should be cooked according to the amount of the order, and it should not be too much.

Two days later, Brother Su also arrived. Zheng Anping pulled Brother Su and discussed the opening of a post station with the city lord. Brother Su and Zheng Anping are both from post stations, and the matter of opening a post station is naturally an old business, and every detail is very strict. Zheng Anping suddenly asked, "Pig San still hasn't returned?" ”